Iraq — Displacement Report 54 (September 2016)

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Contact
DTM Iraq, IraqDTM@iom.int
Language
English
Location
Iraq
Period Covered
Jul 17 2016
Sep 15 2016
Activity
  • Mobility Tracking
  • Baseline Assessment

As of 15 September 2016, the DTM has identified 3,322,410 IDPs (553,735 families) displaced since January 2014, dispersed across 106 districts and 3,785 locations in Iraq. For the same period, the DTM has identified 910,542 returnees (151,757 families). The governorates hosting the largest IDP populations are Anbar, Baghdad, and Erbil (page 2), with a total of 1,451,094 individuals, corresponding to 44% of the total IDP population. A total of 76% of the displaced population (2,513,076 individuals) have fled from two governorates only, namely Anbar and Ninewa. From 17 August to 15 September 2016, the total number of identified IDPs decreased by 1%, i.e. by 21,744 individuals. Overall, the returnee population increased by 7%, i.e. by 58,152 individuals.